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NN NFL Tournament of Badness Opening Round: Of Beasts and Busts

Beasty cranial accessory, bro.

So we had a little bit of controversy in regards to yesterday's matchup. Seems the folks over at Music City Miracles are more than a little upset that the rest of the league doesn't like Cortland Finnegan. They say he's scrappy, not a dirty player, and I'm really not here to judge that statement at this point. Suffice to say I like them, their team and their blog, but it looks like ol' Corty is advancing to the next round, and he'll up up against the NFL's exclusive license with EA Sports. Now that one should be good, methinks.

Today, we begin the second half of the opening round, which would be the right side of the bracket for all of you folks who have trouble with ... thinking. What do you guys think about the left side and the way it played out? It went basically the way I thought it would, and gave us some great matchups going forward. Today, we've got a great one, so make the jump to read the descriptions of the participants for today, read full results from the left side of the bracket and of course, view the entire bracket.

But first: remember, we are voting on what we believe to be the absolute worst thing of the two. If you're voting in a worst food contest, and you like pizza more than hamburgers, you would then vote for hamburgers in that matchup. Get it? Got it? Good. Make the jump.

Star-divide

(1) Player 'X' Is A Beast

This is a guest writeup by Michael Clutchtree

BEAST! CALLING EVERYONE A BEAST! I CANNOT STAND IT ANYMORE!

QBs ARE BEASTS
RBs ARE BEASTS
WRs ARE BEASTS
TEs ARE BEASTS
OLINEMEN ARE BEASTS
LBs ARE BEASTS
DLINEMEN ARE BEASTS
CORNERBACKS ARE BEASTS
SAFETIES ARE BEASTS

MAKE IT STOP

This is a guest guest writeup by howtheyscored

Those guys are all football players, and they know how to play the game of football.    

(16) Player 'X' Being A Bust After One Season

This one really gets on my nerves because ... well, it's just harsh. They're rookies, maybe they have jitters, maybe they didn't get all the time they needed in the offseason, maybe a lot of things. Rookies do not always come into the league and dominate. There are rules, and then there are exceptions to the rule. There's no reason to call a guy a bust after one season unless he plays like Jimmy Clausen or something.

Oh or Michael Crabtree. Because that guy is a total bust. He isn't a team player and hates Alex Smith. And nuns. And veils. And rosaries. And crosses. Basically just nunnery in general.

Day 1: "America's Team" def. "New York FOOTBALL Giants" - 428-40
Day 2: Rookie Holdouts def. Week 16, 17 Byes - 266-65
Day 3: Seahawks Alternates def. Buccaneers Loser Uniforms - 328-118
Day 4: New Referee Rule Limiting No Huddle def. Icing The Kicker - 180-116
Day 5: Twitter Beefs def Madden Curse - 125-108
Day 6: Prevent Defense def. Wildcat Formation - 296-65
Day 7: Chris Berman's Mannerisms def. The Many Faces of Philip Rivers - 188-185
Day 8: Player 'X' Is A Football Player def. Player 'X' Is A Future Hall Of Famer - 194-96
Day 9: Brett Favre's Media Whoring def. New AFC and NFC Championship Trophies - 293-39
Day 10: Fans That Take It Too Far def Franchise Tag - 231-42
Day 11: Daniel Snyder def. Rex Ryan's Foot Fetish - 126-76
Day 12: Garth DeFelice def. Donovan McNabb And Overtime Rules - 207-48
Day 13: TV Blackouts def Player 'X' Always Being Wide Open - 253-43
Day 14: Players Celebrating When Down Big def. Being A "Poor Man's" Something - 244-35
Day 15: NFL's Exclusive License With EA def. Super Bowl Halftime Shows - 161-139
Day 16: Cortland Finnegan def. Frank Gore's Love For Moran Norris - 191-145

NN NFL Tournament of Badness Bracket and Results

Poll
Which is worse?
(1) Player 'X' Is A Beast
39 votes
(16) Player 'X' Is A Bust After One Season
209 votes

248 votes | Poll has closed

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Definitely the bust one

There’s no way you can tell after one season if a player is a bust.

by smileyman on Jun 9, 2011 2:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Voted bust

I get annoyed by the “beast” comments, but to judge a player based on a first year that is full of brand new terminologies and challenges is way worse, imho.

by Jesse Reed on Jun 9, 2011 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I meant seed, and I saw that immediately, but then I realized that “see” also works. So I left it alone.

And then God created Saturn ... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it. ... Always a ninja
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by James Brady on Jun 9, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I voted for the bust

I hate it. I despise it. It is so darn annoying. Pretty soon someone is going to be drafted and the analysts are going to say this guy is a bust already.

"Hi my name is Cliff Harris and I am here to lock [site decorum] down" - Cliff Harris introduction at his Freshman Orientation
Reporter : "What do you remember about the BCS title game"
Cliff Harris: "That we lost"

by manraj7 on Jun 9, 2011 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

There was overwhelming support for beast in the nominations thread.

Unpredictable!

And then God created Saturn ... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it. ... Always a ninja
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by James Brady on Jun 9, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

There were too many "player 'x'"s.

And then God created Saturn ... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it. ... Always a ninja
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by James Brady on Jun 9, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ll try to think of something :)

by LondonNiner on Jun 9, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Patrick Willis is a...

seriously, beast is the first word that comes to mind. I find it fitting. As long as no one is saying Tom Brady is a beast I am okay with the adjective.

by Sigelvictory on Jun 9, 2011 2:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Voting bust

Because this tournament is a BEAST!

Derrick Rose will be suspended by the NBA because he has broken too many ankles.

by jrobulls on Jun 9, 2011 2:23 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

I find it hard to care about either of these – neither annoy me. So I voted for Beast in the spirit of backing an underdog.

by LondonNiner on Jun 9, 2011 2:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Odd to think that Nate Davis was both of these – a beast and a bust – depending on who you listen to.

by LondonNiner on Jun 9, 2011 2:55 PM PDT reply actions  

The seeding is completely backwards

The Bust label is WAY more frustrating than the Beast comment. I can’t say I’ve been really annoyed by “beast” comments until Marshawn Lynch’s “Beast Mode” crap became prevalent.

by brundylop on Jun 9, 2011 3:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Hindsight is 20/20.

Nobody even recommended the bust option in the nominations thread. The beast thing got like twenty recs. And personally, I see a ton of people on here overreacting in the same way, so I figured they wouldn’t vote for it.

And then God created Saturn ... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it. ... Always a ninja
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by James Brady on Jun 9, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, I brought up the bust thing.

"Hi my name is Cliff Harris and I am here to lock [site decorum] down" - Cliff Harris introduction at his Freshman Orientation
Reporter : "What do you remember about the BCS title game"
Cliff Harris: "That we lost"

by manraj7 on Jun 9, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously, dude?

You seem to feel the need to be patted on the back, so here…

Pat, pat, pat

by Jesse Reed on Jun 9, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Beast = cliche of the year

Time for a new one cause “beast” is worn out.

by Jaxson876 on Jun 9, 2011 5:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Beasts are awesome.

Calling someone a bust when they’ve barely stepped in the door is just ridiculous.

Jim Harbaugh is our future!
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Giants Baseball: Torture. It hurts so good.

by Effage on Jun 9, 2011 6:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Anyone else think

Tom Brady looks like a Teenage Mutant Football Turtle?

by mcwagner on Jun 9, 2011 7:28 PM PDT reply actions  

THIS POLL IS RIGGED

WHOEVER MADE IT IS A BEAST IN DISGUISE

"And thank you to God for making me an Atheist." - Ricky Gervais

by MichaelClutchtree on Jun 14, 2011 12:24 AM PDT reply actions  

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